Table 2. Horticultural Specialty Operations and Sales of Commodity Groups by Value of Sales: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$50,000 
to $99,999 
$40,000 
to $49,999 
$25,000 
to $39,999 
$20,000 
to $24,999 
$10,000 
to $19,999 
All horticultural specialty operations 
operations 
3,709 
1,334 
2,796 
1,458 
4,203 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
261,655 
59,490 
88,385 
32,380 
59,489 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
116,407 
22,233 
33,534 
10,232 
18,510 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
145,247 
37,257 
54,851 
22,148 
40,978 
Annual bedding/garden plants 
operations 
1,474 
480 
1,021 
478 
1,219 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
70,459 
14,032 
21,925 
7,389 
12,043 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
14,865 
2,806 
4,422 
1,273 
1,950 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
55,594 
11,226 
17,503 
6,116 
10,093 
Potted herbaceous perennial plants 
operations 
1,171 
393 
668 
313 
749 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
18,607 
4,597 
5,832 
2,035 
3,372 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
4,970 
1,334 
1,206 
202 
565 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
13,638 
3,264 
4,626 
1,833 
2,807 
Potted flowering plants for indoor or patio use 
operations 
668 
229 
477 
182 
393 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
13,248 
2,724 
4,460 
1,084 
1,721 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
4,586 
809 
932 
249 
533 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
8,662 
1,915 
3,527 
834 
1,189 
Foliage plants for indoor or patio use 
operations 
477 
155 
259 
152 
274 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
7,295 
1,286 
1,952 
1,571 
898 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
5,030 
629 
1,188 
854 
465 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
2,265 
657 
764 
716 
433 
Cut flowers and cut lei flowers 
operations 
441 
133 
220 
159 
524 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
15,449 
2,956 
3,996 
1,948 
3,908 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
9,608 
1,172 
1,991 
664 
1,596 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
5,841 
1,784 
2,004 
1,284 
2,312 
Cut cultivated greens 
operations 
107 
65 
70 
50 
162 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
3,917 
1,662 
536 
496 
1,015 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
3,407 
925 
472 
375 
718 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
511 
737 
65 
121 
297 
Nursery stock sold (see text) 
operations 
1,236 
465 
926 
436 
1,072 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
62,878 
14,368 
21,024 
7,206 
10,999 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
39,065 
7,845 
11,668 
2,976 
4,855 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
23,813 
6,524 
9,356 
4,231 
6,145 
Propagative horticultural materials, bareroot, and 
unfinished plants (see text) 
operations 
139 
36 
100 
22 
79 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
5,360 
633 
1,209 
201 
514 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
3,745 
308 
733 
83 
190 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
1,614 
326 
476 
118 
324 
Sod, sprigs, or plugs sold (see text) 
operations 
134 
8 
58 
16 
39 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
8,434 
305 
1,625 
327 
455 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
4,578 
239 
717 
107 
181 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
3,856 
66 
908 
220 
273 
Dried bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and tubers 
operations 
41 
20 
15 
9 
36 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
1,400 
441 
293 
66 
282 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
262 
115 
51 
(D) 
63 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
1,138 
326 
242 
(D) 
219 
Food crops grown under protection 
operations 
384 
169 
358 
222 
724 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
14,713 
4,829 
7,330 
3,404 
8,085 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
7,938 
2,290 
3,126 
1,449 
2,878 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
6,775 
2,539 
4,205 
1,955 
5,207 
Transplants for commercial vegetable and 
strawberry production 
operations 
114 
29 
94 
33 
162 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
2,724 
429 
1,113 
281 
845 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
2,034 
264 
781 
(D) 
299 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
690 
165 
332 
(D) 
546 
Vegetable seeds 
operations 
78 
22 
44 
12 
38 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
3,687 
669 
901 
160 
161 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
3,204 
(D) 
490 
139 
(D) 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
482 
(D) 
411 
21 
(D) 
Flower seeds 
operations 
28 
8 
8 
7 
22 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
(D) 
(D) 
111 
(D) 
100 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
(D) 
12 
(D) 
(D) 
67 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
33 
Aquatic plants 
operations 
65 
19 
35 
15 
36 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
1,056 
303 
422 
(D) 
176 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
(D) 
125 
260 
(D) 
80 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
(D) 
178 
163 
97 
96 
Cut Christmas trees sold (see text) 
operations 
513 
262 
532 
274 
1,094 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
30,062 
9,741 
14,811 
5,586 
14,332 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
11,705 
2,625 
5,198 
1,389 
3,754 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
18,357 
7,115 
9,613 
4,197 
10,578 
Short rotation woody crops sold (see text) 
operations 
7 
2 
3 
5 
8 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
(D) 
(D) 
80 
80 
71 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
11 
(D) 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
69 
(D) 
Tobacco transplants 
operations 
30 
9 
27 
13 
39 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
1,627 
342 
765 
269 
513 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
(D) 
(D) 
143 
(D) 
134 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
(D) 
(D) 
622 
(D) 
378 
2012 Census of Agriculture 2014 CHS - United States Data 3 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
